I’ve had to pinch myself a few times to make sure this interview is real. Its not often you get to ask questions of the creative mind behind 3 (yes 3) billion dollar brands. Chris was Marketing Director at Virgin Atlantic before going on to do the same at Orange. Brands director at Lloyds as…

A couple of years ago a good friend put me onto Andy Bounds. He knew I was into marketing and comms and was always trying to find new ways to better myself. I rarely sign up to newsletters but I trust this friend so I gave Andy’s weekly email a shot. Two or so years…

It’s that time of year again folks, the time to reflect, feel grateful and commit to writing. A quick look back at the blog last year and I can’t believe this is now my ninth year of doing this! I have to say it’s incredible having the memories and being able to read back over…

In 2013 a special player joined the ranks at Exeter Chiefs. Zimbabwe born, Don Armand. Since then Don has become a firm fan favourite and has won about as many man of the matches as I can remember, including the final of the Aviva Premiership last year when Chiefs took the title. In 2016 he…

Today I’m delighted to have a guest post from Sharon Sandercock, the Marketing & Communications Manager at the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group. She talks about being a woman in a senior role, how she has taken a non-digital company into the digital space (and trebled their online bookings!) and gives some amazing advice to other…

I’d be willing take a punt there aren’t too many people who could hold their nerve while 90,000 fans wait in silence for them to make the match winning kick of the premiership rugby final at Twickenham. I can tell you for certain that I’d be a bundle of nerves with legs like jelly, that’s…

Guys today I have an absolute treat for you – an interview with global Entrepreneur and super successful sports promoter, Eddie Hearn. For the few of you who might not have heard of Eddie, he is the managing director of Matchroom Sport, based in Essex, synonymous with the world of boxing, snooker and darts. This successful business man is…

You may have heard that LinkedIn has an algorithm that calculates your social selling index (SSI). It measures four key areas of your activity: 1). Your Personal Brand 2). Your ability to find the right people 3). Your engagement with insights 4). Your relationship building skills I’m currently operating at around the 86 out of 100…

Lets break it down for a second. Thought suggests musings. Thought suggests insights. Thought suggests a point of view. Leadership is all about getting others to follow you, often blazing a path. Put the two together and you have content which is created with the purpose of getting others to think and follow if they agree. It…